Abstract: A thermal apparatus for fusing print dye onto print media in a hard copy machine is disclosed. A medium bearing a "wet" image, such as text or graphics in ink or toner, is fed by the machine into the apparatus. Sensing the presence of the medium, the heater element(s) of the apparatus are activated. As the medium is fed into the apparatus, the toner or ink is at least partially fixed to the medium prior to its leading edge reaching transport rollers of the apparatus which grab the medium in a nip to continue its path through and out of the apparatus. The heater element(s) are turned off when the trailing edge of the medium is sensed. The heater is a laminated device. Grooves are provided on the face of the heater proximate the medium path in order to improve heat transfer from the device to fix the image.

Abstract: A method and apparatus in electrophotographic printing for fusing a toner image onto or into a print medium. A high energy laser beam is projected onto a toner image on a print medium for softening or fusing the toner. Pressure is then applied to the toner against the print medium to permanently fix the toner image onto or into the print medium as a printed image. The high energy laser beam for softening or fusing the toner is synchronized in scan frequency, either at the scan frequency or a whole multiple of the scan frequency, with the low energy image modulated laser beam which scans to photoconductive drum, being reflected from selected facets of a common scanner, or from a selected facet of each of a pair of relatively angularly displaced interconnected scanners.

Abstract: A reinforced coaxial electric cable having low dielectric constant and a layer of convoluted dielectric insulation placed between either center conductor and conductive shield, optional porous dielectric and shield, or shield and jacket. FEP convoluted dielectric and expanded polytetrafluoroethylene insulation.

Abstract: A method and assembly for electrically and mechanically terminating a conductive polymer-shielded coaxial electrical cable by wrapping the shield layer of the end of the cable under tension with a conductive metal spring and binding the cable and spring into firm contact with the parts of a standard coaxial connector by force of a threaded plug.